worked and also enjoyed some modest success as a novelty item back here on earth.

　　The Soviet Union, faced with the same problem, used a pencil.

　　太空圆珠笔

　　在二十世纪六十年代，美国和苏联正处于太空竞赛的白热化阶段，美国航空航天局决定研制一种圆珠笔，以便在太空舱重力为零的环境下仍然可以书写。经过大量的研发工作，花费了大约一百万美元的成本，太空笔终于研制出来了。那支笔果然可以在太空书写，在回到地球后，作为一样新奇的小玩意儿也确实吸引了一些目光。

　　而面临着同样难题的苏联，则选择了一支铅笔。

　　关于初二英语笑话带翻译：I'll Go There Myself

　　There was once a landlord who always pretended he was knowledgeable though he was completely unable to read or write.

　　One day when the landlord was chatting with his guests, a servant came in and gave him a letter which asked him to lend a cow. The landlord was afraid that

　　his guests would know he was unable to read or write, so he opened the envelope and glanced over the words. Then he said to the servant, "OK, please tell him I'll go there myself in a few minutes."

　　我自己过去

　　从前，有一个地主是个既不会读也不会写的文盲，但他却偏要在人前装作很有学问。一天，当地主正和宾客聊天的时候，仆人走进来递给他一封信，信上请他出借一头牛。地主害怕被客人知道自己是个文盲，于是他打开信封，瞧了瞧信上的字，然后对仆人说：“好的，你告诉他我等一下自己过去。”

　　关于初二英语笑话带翻译：The Day that You're Inaugurated

　　A woman and her husband were out shopping when she realized that she needed to purchase some hair color for her graying hair.

　　"When are you going to stop buying that expensive stuff," complained the husband, "and let your hair go gray like Barbara Bush?"

　　"The day that you're inaugurated," the wife replied.

　　在你宣誓就职的那天

　　一个妇人正和丈夫在外面购物，她想起来需要为自己渐渐变白的头发买一些染发剂。“你什么时候才会停止购买这些昂贵的东西，”丈夫抱怨说：“而让你的头发自然变白，就像巴巴拉布什那样呢?”

　　“在你宣誓就职的那天。”妻子回答道。

　　关于初二英语笑话带翻译：The Lost Purse

　　A lady lost her handbag in the bustle of Christmas shopping. It was found by an honest little boy and returned to her.

　　Looking in her purse, she commented, "Hmmm.... That's funny. When I lost my bag there was a bill in it. Now there are twenty class="main">